Tag: Chicago

‘You are neither wanted here nor needed here’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday railed against President Donald Trump for suggesting he would deploy federal forces…

Trump’s ambition to take crime crackdown national will stoke tensions and legal showdowns

America’s next big showdown is brewing over Donald Trump’s zeal to impose unusual presidential power as he eyes…

Mayor blasts Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard to Chicago

CHICAGO — Chicago's mayor is defying President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the National Guard to the Windy…

Jeffries says president ‘playing games’ with American lives as national guard to be sent to Chicago

Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and New York Democratic congressman, said Donald Trump had “manufactured a crisis”…

Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

Donald Trump has “manufactured a crisis” to justify the notion of sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago…

Officials have been planning for weeks to send National Guard to Chicago as Trump seeks to expand crime crackdown

The Trump administration has been planning for weeks to send the National Guard to Chicago, two officials told…

Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago, Washington Post reports

The planning, in the works for weeks, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members…

By Reuters

As Trump administration unleashes federal show of force in DC, other US cities on president’s radar push back

As the Trump administration escalates its deployment of troops in the nation’s capital and vows similar moves elsewhere,…

Trump suggests Guard troops will be deployed to Chicago next

Amid controversy over his decision to deploy National Guard troops around Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump on Friday…

Is Chicago the third ‘major’ US city? Illinois natives argue it is. Vote for your pick

Social media is buzzing with the controversial question: What are the four major cities in the U.S.?While most…

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit joins growing Democratic field running for Illinois comptroller

Stephanie Kifowit, a 12-year state lawmaker from Oswego, entered Monday the still-growing race to become the Democratic nominee…